Tuesday, February 27, 2007
reminisce
Recently (or rather, yesterday), i 'met' this old pal on friendster.i just looking at the people who viewed my profile, when i saw his name.ding wei.i got so excited suddenly, and started shouting for my mum to view his profile together.haha.and later in the day,i started to think through the past, when we were such close friends.i remembered how when we were young,we used to attend school together.we were together in the PAP kindergarten near hong wen.that was in nursery.our mums were good friends, and so we always had chances to meet up.nearing the middle of our nursery year,our parents decided to change our schools.so then we attended this kindergarten at jalan besar together.we always walked there together, and back home.the same route everyday. (except when there isn't school, duh.)we liked our new school, and started making friends.i remember the teacher as someone very friendly.mrs iforgothersurname. so then as young kids, we'd always want to please our teachers.and when we received praises, we'd be so delighted.we attended the second session.there was once when the teacher was teaching about racial harmony day.she drew 4 people in their ethnic costumes.they were really pretty.and it isn't easy, considering it was drawn on the whiteboard.ding wei and i always liked to help the teacher clean the board after her lessons with the first session kids.and for that day, we did the same.initially i was hesitant, because the drawings were really pretty.but ding wei started to clean the board, and so did i.and as you guessed it, the teacher shouted at us to stop.i was so shocked, i started crying.and seconds later, i was heading for the door and searching for my mum.but i was stopped by all the aunties at the doorway,watching the commotion.a short while later, my mum realised she forgot to leave my waterbottle with me, and she headed back.that was when she found out about the commotion.but she wanted me to be independent and learn from my mistakes,so she quietly passed the bottle to my teacher without my realisation.when ding wei and i finally calmed down,my teacher explained that she appreciates our effort in helping her,but when unsure of stuff (like, whether to clean the board when we see such nice drawings),we should always approach her to clarify.things were fine, but i got angry with ding wei for "making" me clean the board.well, it wasn't his fault, but as a young child, i saw it as his fault for getting me into trouble.and he got angry with me cos i was angry with him.haha.and as we walked home that day, we didn't talk.i even told my mum to take a different route.when he heard me, he told his mum the same thing.our mothers knew something was wrong,and made us apologise to each other.haha.and then we were alright already.as we grew up, we started talking less to each other.we still attended the same primary school.but because my family moved house,there were no longer chances for us to walk to school, or back home anymore.furthermore, we were in different classes,and had friends of our own.and as young kids,you wouldn't want to be seen as good friends with the opposite gender.because then people would make jokes about you two being together.like," XXX and AAAA sitting on the tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g."haha.yeah.so with that sort of childish reasons,our friendship drifted apart.which was why the following incident surprised me.we were in P3, i think.i was queueing up for food, when this guy cut my queue.i didn't know what to do, so i let him have his way.but ding wei saw it, and he came and said,don't f**k you lah.so i asked him what he meant.(that was the first time i ever heard that word.)he just said, i told the guy not to cut queue.*i later found out that cos the two terms sound the same,people like to use the vulgar one to replace the other.and when i got home, i told my dad what happened.he went hysterical.haha.and told me never to say the word again.though he didnt say it was a vulgar word.haha.yeah.but after that incident, we seldom talk anymore.though our mums are still close friends.so every now and then, i'd visit their hokkien mee stall at beach road.you know the army marktet there?ya.their stall is there.i still think they sell the best hokkien mee ever.haha.
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